The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-08-19

ing more palaLable, wholesome end
medicinal than good ripe peaches.
They should be ripe, but not over
ripe and half rotten; and OF this kind
they may make part of either meal,
or be eaten between meals; but it is
better to make them a part of the reg
ular meals. 1t is mistaken idea
that no fruit should be eaten at
breakfast. 1t would be better to eat
less bacon and grease at breakfast
and more fruit. In the morning there
is an acid state of the secretions and
nothing is so we'll calculated to cor,
rect this as cooling, sub-acid fruits,
such as peaches, apples, etc. Still,
most of US have been taught that
eating fruit before breakfast is high
ly dangerous. How the idea orig;-
rated do not know, but it is certain
ly a great error, contrary to both
reason and facts.
The apple is one of the best of
fruits. Baked or stewed apples will
generally agree with the most deli
cate stomach, and an excellent medi.
icine in many cases of sickness.
Green or half-ripe apples stewed and
sweetened are pleasant to the taste,
cooling, nourishing and laxative, far
superior, in many cases, to the abom.
Unable doses of salt and oil usually
given in fever and other diseases;
raw apples and dried apples for con-
stipation than liver pills.
Oranges are very acceptable to
most stomachs, having all the advan.
tages of the acids alluded to; but the
orange juice alone should be taken
rejecting the pulp.
The same may be said of lemons,
pomegranates, and all that class.
Lemonade is the best drink in fevers
and when thickened with sugar is
better than syrup of squills and other
nauseous things in many cases of
cough.
Tomatoes act on the liver aud
bowels, and are much more pleasant
and safe than blue mass and oliver
regulators" The juice should be
used alone. rejecting the skin.
The small seeded fruits, such as
blackberries, figs, raspberries, cur
rants and strawberries may be class
ed among the best foods and medi-
cines. The sugar IN them is nutri-
tious, the acid is cooling and purify
ing, and the seeds are laxative.
We would be much the gamers if
we would look more to our orchards
and gardens for our medicines, and
less to our drug store. To cure fever
or act on the kidneys, no febrifuge or
diuretlc is superior to watermelon,
which may, with very few exceptions
be taken in sickness and health in
almost unlimited quantities, not only
without injury, but with positive ben
eft But in using them the water Or
juice should be taken excluding the
pulp; the melon should be fresh and
ripe, but not over ripe and stale.
1t is curious, but true, that the
table of the day laborer in town, who
do not own foot of land, and whom
the country man declares contempt
uously declares "liyes from hand to
mouth" is more bountifully supplied
with vegetables and fruit than that
of the farmer in the midst of his
broad acres. The latter gives va
riety of excuses for his neglect; and
at neighbor's with his mouth full oil
his second help of delicious greer
peas, will declare a garden '"don't
pay" and as he backs up his plate
fer another quarter.section of straw
berry short-cake will wonder how he
can find time to "potter with small
fruit" regardless of or Indifferent tt
the fact that no acre of his farm will
raise so good living, and do so muct
to promote his health and happiness
as quarter-acre garden spot, intel
gently tended.
Even so small an area has infinit,
possibilities to be developed into 1
rich reward when we are educated VI
to the right standard; that thinkin!
which leads US to seek less to hoart
money for a possible rainy day, thar
to enjoy life's pleasures and priv
leges every day.
1t is said that the engineer on Il
connective breads, above all things
a moon.lighted night. The shadow
cast upon the track look like obstruc
tions.
The United States pays every yea
for cigars and cigarettes, $ls6 500 90
and $20,0O0,0OO for tobacco smoked i
pipes. To this 1t adds the cost of chew
ing tobacco, $50 100000, bringing tn
entire tobacco bill for the year up
$3.50, 100000.
When hog opens its mouth to g
a greater supply of air, it must be IL
alone, or it will die from excessiv
heat internally. 1t must be remember